The mind & body must be subjected to extreme stimulus, by means of drugs & music.

Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.

Like most of the others, I was a seeker, a mover, a malcontent, and at times a stupid hell-raiser.

I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it.

I have long understood that losing always comes with the territory when you wander into the gambling business, just as getting crippled for life is an acceptable risk in the linebacker business. They both are extremely violent sports, and pain is part of the bargain. Buy the ticket, take the ride.

I believe the Republicans have never thought that democracy was anything but a tribal myth.

The thing that was important to me about Hemingway at the time was that Hemingway taught me that you could be a writer and get away with it.